First it was the Scientologists, who got the episode "Trapped in the Closet" pulled. They cited the shows offensive nature; also, high powered Scientologist Tom Cruise threatened to not promote MI3. Since Viacom owns both Paramount and Comedy Central, the threat worked.
After the Scientologists' success, the Catholics decided to try their hand. Catholic groups complained about the Virgin Mary episode. The episode was eventually pulled as well.
Censorship has become so routine for Comedy Central that Muslims didn't even need to utter a word order to get the newest episode of South Park edited. Even though Muhammad has visually appeared on South Park before with no outrage, they wouldn't allow him to appear on the newest episode.
What do we have a first amendment for, anyways? You don't need to have a law guarenteeing the freedom of speech if you aren't going to say anything controversial.
Meanwhile, now we have one less means to mock such blatent and transparent hoaxes as the Scientology "religion". Really, it was founded by a science fiction writer! And now we have opened the floodgates; Christians everywhere can throw a fit any time someone mocks or insults their religion (I wonder if teaching evolution will apply?) and have them censored. And, if any fanatical Muslims in the Middle East were wondering whether terrorism works, the answer is yes. We are scared, and we are very intimidated.
Not that it matters, but I'm definitely boycotting Viacom and all of their holdings. Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTV, VHI, Showtime, Movie Channel. I definitely won't see Mission Impossible 3; I refuse to ever support Tom Cruise.
And for those indispensables like the Daily Show, there is always the internet.
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